1.   Another factor hastening the development of the terrorist franchise system is the uncertain fate of bin Laden.

2.   Borriello said one trend that would hasten the development of networks of embedded devices was the falling cost of wireless communications.

3.   Even though the new European single currency is hastening the development of a single financial market, banks are shoring up their positions by merging within national boundaries.

4.   Logging of pine and cypress trees sped the encroachment, and nearby oil strikes at the turn of the century further hastened development.

5.   The deal is designed to hasten the development of voice communications across corporate networks.

6.   The genome map, which is nearing completion, is widely expected to hasten the development of new drugs and screening tests for serious diseases.

7.   While the Pentagon has not yet committed to deploying such a shield, it has hastened development because of pressure from Congress.

8.   A new department of biotechnology was created to hasten developments in this field.

9.   Both countries are observer members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and hope for early full membership as a means to hasten economic development.

10.   It could find no reason Iran would want nuclear reactors except to hasten development of nuclear weapons.